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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
404 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

NCZ008>011-026>028-040>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-110915-
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-
JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-
RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
404 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AS THIS TIME.

$$



High Wind Warning

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
345 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN OFF THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST TODAY. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN STRONG WESTERLY
WINDS.

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-102100-
/O.CON.KRAH.HW.W.0001.100210T1100Z-100211T0200Z/
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-
WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-
ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON...
WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...
NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO...
RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...
SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...
ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON
345 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING.

VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...THEN
GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK
DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS...WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND DAMAGING GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A
FEW LOCATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT AND NORTHERN COASTAL
PLAIN MAY SEE WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.


RECENT WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION EVENTS HAVE RESULTED IN SOGGY
GROUND CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. THE COMBINATION
OF WEAK ROOT SUPPORT AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN THE
DOWNING OF NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE
SUCH AS RIPPED SIDING OR SHINGLES MAY ALSO OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. BE PREPARED FOR NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER
LINES. DO NOT CROSS WIRES AS THEY MAY STILL BE LIVE.
ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE HANDLING OF HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES VERY DIFFICULT. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS SUCH AS ON
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

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